Ohio River Floods Pomeroy as Water Chokes Streets
The Ohio River rose through Pomeroy on Sunday and Monday, flooding Main Street and cutting traffic to Middleport. Boats returned to use, stores emptied by anxious merchants, and residents adapted with continued gas service and stubborn optimism amid rising waters.
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Pomeroy
Ohio
Butternut Avenue
Lincoln Hill
Brick Street
Sugar Run Hill
Second Street
Main Street
Monkey Run
Middleport
Minersville
Stull
Athens
Rock Springs Fairgrounds
Ohio River
Tts
Third Street
Hobson
Middleport Hill
Rutland Road
Pomeroy Main Street
March 1927 flood revisited in Pomeroy six years on
The article recalls the 1927 flood crest on March 19 and notes the current high water may match that crest if it peaks Sunday. It mentions residents in flood zones, residents Mrs Bennett and Miles Hundley, and others returning from Columbus with relatives, detailing a community observing rising waters and local travel.
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Obie
Pomeroy
Johnn Schlaegel
West Main Street
Ihs
Sone
One Robbery Reported to Police in Weekend
Only one robbery case reached local authorities during the weekend. A car belonging to Carl Shields, Drive In Filling Station proprietor, was taken from Second Street while he walked to Main Street. Deputy Sheriff Dana Tracy later found the vehicle stranded behind the Presbyterian Church.
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Pomeroy
Carl Shields
Second Street
Shiedde
Main Street
Butternut Avenue
Sheng ‘Tracy
Las
Dana Tracy
Presbyterian Church
Shields
Hill
Man Severely Beaten In Vicious Assault
POMEROY March 20 Victim William Mayer was beaten and cut about the head and neck in a fight Saturday night at his Monkey Run home. He was taken by automobile to Shelter ing Arms Hospital in Athens and is reported improved. Raymond Smith is named as the attacker. police will question him and he has not been arrested. Mayer formerly ran the Mayer Bakery on West Main Street and later worked in a Middleport bakery.
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Pomeroy
William Mayer
Monkey Run
Mayer
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Athens
Raymond Smith
Dana Roush
Smith
Bashan
Roush
West Main Street
Middleport
Daughter Is Born In Jenkins Kentucky
Announcement from Pomeroy area friends reports the birth of a daughter to Mr and Mrs Herbert Pendergrass on March 15 at their Jenkins Kentucky home Grandparents are Lloyd Pendergrass of McRoberts Kentucky and Mrs Margaret Smith of Pomeroy the family formerly lived in Chauncey and both parents are Pomeroy High School graduates.
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Pomeroy, March
Herbert Pendergrass
Jenkins, Ky
Pendergrass
Pomeroy
Pomeroy High School
Lloyd Pendergrass
McRoberts, Ky
Margaret Smith
Marriage of Maxine Harrah to Paul Gloddie in Wellsburg
Middleport announces the marriage of Miss Maxine Marran Harrah daughter of Mr and Mrs M Harrah North Fourth Avenue to Paul Gloddie of Canton Thursday March 16 at the Presbyterian Manse Wellsburg. Miss Harrah a 1930 Middleport High School graduate entered nursing training in Huntington Hospital and has been in Canton this past year for similar work. The couple will establish a home in Canton.
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Paul Gloddie
Canton
Middleport
M. Harrah
North Fourth Avenue
Maxine Marran
Wellsburg
Presbyterian Manse
Harrah
Middleport High School
Huntington Hospital
Truesdale Expected to Testify in Slaying Case
Loren E. Truesdale, 23, accused of killing his brother Earl, 20, and Thelma Woods, 17, will testify by tomorrow in his own defense in Lima. Defense counsel Charles W. Lang said Lloyd Zeigler, 23, inmate at Mansfield Reformatory, will follow as a potential exonerating witness after Zeigler allegedly confessed to the May 1939 quarry slayings.
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Lima
Loren E. Truesdale
Earl
Thelma Woods
Charles W. Lang
Truesdale
Lloyd Zeigler
Mansfield Reformatory
Long
Zeigler
Earl Truesdale
Here
Salem man fined for intoxication with 90 day probation
Otis Riley of Salem was fined ten dollars and costs by Magistrate Pearl Miller after pleading guilty to intoxication. Deputy Sheriff Roy Goldsberry arrested him last Friday. The fine was suspended and Riley placed on probation for 90 days.
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Otis Riley
Salem
Pearl Miller
Riley
Roy Goldsberry
Flood Delays Traffic Across Sunday Creek Valley
Heavy rains Saturday night caused Sunday Creek to overflow its banks around Glouster and nearby routes. Route 13 near Glouster and the Moncarrat bridge area were submerged, with cars stranded and buses diverted. Water surrounded homes on Fast Main Street, and Millfield Mine access was flooded, hindering workers. A separate arrest in Trimble ended with a $5 fine.
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Glouster
Sunday Creek
Trimble
Alsa
Jacksonville
Monsarrat
East Branch
Moncarrat
Monsarrat Bridge
Hocking
Millfield
Mine No. 6
Mundew resumes business after illness confinement
L F Mundew, a local businessman in Glouster, returns to his store today after three weeks of illness that kept him at home. Authorities note no long term health effects and greet his return.
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Gloubter
L. F. Mundew
Atore
Local Visits Highlight Columbus Weekend
Mr and Mrs BE H Taylor visited their daughter Miss Frances and Mr and Mrs Clarence Marker in Columbus over Sunday. Miss Fontelle Harper returned from Columbus after a weekend with relatives and friends. Howard Young traveled to Columbus for several days of business matters.
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BE. H. Taylor
Columbus
Miss Frances
Clarence Marker
Fontelle Harper
Howard Young
Glouster Residents Tour Flooded Front Street Area
A crowd from Glouster traveled to nearby McConnellsville Sunday to view high water. Several riverfront streets were flooded, with the stream at its highest level in years, and the Glouster McConnellsville Road remained the sole travel option.
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Glouster
Mc- Connelsville
River Front
Mc-Connelsville
Foral
Glouster-McConnelsville
LeFever's vote on O'Neill Gas Tax Diversion Measure
A March report in a column claimed Senator E Le Fever from this city opposed the O Neill Gas Tax Diversion Measure while the Senate Journal showed him voting to divert two million dollars of gasoline tax for poor relief. A Sunday correction from a Columbus newspaper admits the Friday piece was erroneous and LeFever states he supported the measure.
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Glouster
Columbus
E. LeFever
O'Neill
Senate Journal
LeFever
Post Office Clerk Garners High Exam Score in Columbus
R. C. Gatchel, clerk in Glouster Post Office, passed a case examination in Columbus, earning a grade of 99.25 percent. The test involved distributing a set number of cards within a fixed time for a case at the Columbus post office.
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Glouster
R. C. Gatchel
Columbus
Work-for-Tax Plan Seen By Athens County Leaders
The Plains leaders of the County Council of Unemployed League prepared a plan to let delinquent taxpayers work on county road jobs to repay debts. It would prioritize long‑time delinquents and restrict jobs to property owners with low income, with the council finalizing eligibility and dispute decisions.
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Athens County
County Council of Unemployed League
the Plains
E. C. Michael
Harrison Loveey
John Howard
Athens
Council of Unemployed League
Six of Seven Indicted Plead Guilty in Athens County Court
Six of seven men indicted by a Athens County Grand Jury last Friday appeared before Judge O F Rowland and pleaded guilty today in Common Pleas Court. Sentences were delayed. Arraigned defendants include William Johnson Harley Triplett Amos Hayburn Bobby Mason Chester Moleski and Andrew Boyer with charges ranging from failure to provide to auto theft breaking and entering.
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Athens County Grand Jury
O. F. Rowland
Athens County Common Pleas Court
Rowland
William Johnson
Harley Triplett
Amos Hayburn
Bobby Mason
Chester Moleski
Andrew Boyer
Farmer Loans Now Available
Announcement by the county extension agent says crop loans are available again this year. W. N. Ellis will be in Athens on Thursday March 23 at the county agent's office to assist applicants. Loans cover seed and fertilizer costs and must be repaid at 5.5 percent interest. notes due October 31. Mortgage on growing crops may secure notes.
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W. N. Ellis
Athens
Ellis
Legislature Vows Recess To Tackle Tax and Budget Needs
Awaiting reconvening actions are two banking bills and a measure enabling the State Industrial Commission to borrow for workers compensation. Gov actions push for highway patrol bureau transfer and a six year tax delinquent plan while other bills await recess end and final votes on taxes pensions and unemployment insurance.
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State Industrial Commission
State Banking Department
Highway Department
Whittemore
Emmons
Local Social Notes From Langsville and Nearby Areas
Langsville residents visit Nitro West Virginia for a relative's death. Mrs Theodore Kennedy stays with her parents in an adjacent town. Cora Morrie Marvin Morris Cari and Ransom Grapes visit Edgar Morris in Wolfpen. Howard Lansbury and niece John Bland return from Columbus. Mrs Harmon Wyeth is ill. services planned at Hanes-
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T. M. Pickens
Nitro
W. Va
Mrs. Pickens
Theodore Kennedy
Rupe
Rgger
Cora Morrie
Marvin Morris
Sor
Cari
Ransom Grapes
Edgar Morris
Wolfpen
Howard Lansbury
John Bland
Columbus
Harmon
Wyeth
Hanes
School relief likely from Legislature say Reynolds
F E Reynolds secretary treasurer of the Ohio Education Association told local superintendents that supporters expect relief for schools from pending bills as the Legislature resumes after adjournment. He cites the Roberts House Bill to guarantee tax relief aligned with Mort Plan, preserving 4.85 mills for schools and limiting shifts among districts.
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F. E. Reynolds
Ohio Education Association
Board of Education
Rev. G. L. Bogardus to Speak at Ville Church Sunday
Ville Church schedules 2:30 p m Sunday sermon by Rev G L Bogardus. Robert McKnight and family visited D N Enteminger at Middleport. Marvin Spires moved from Harold Miller’s to his sister’s home near Rutland with Mrs R F Whitmer and daughters Clarice and Doris visiting Milton Wolfe at Racine.
Hog Weight Gain and Railroad Employment Figures
A gain of a pound a day is considered the average for a normal hog. Normally about 1,500,000 persons are employed by railroads.
Hazardous Road Flood Delays Trip To Athens
Motorists faced rising floodwaters as routes from Columbus to Athens deteriorated and were repeatedly blocked. A driver in a flooded car escaped by keeping the engine running to dry out and restart, with portions of the highway impassable and vehicles stalled through several towns including Lancaster Bremen and Trimble.
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Columbus
Lancaster
Bremen
Gilouster
Athens
Receivership Proceeding Involving White Motor Group
Cleveland notes a receivership proceeding affecting Studebaker Corp and the White Motor Company. The White Motor firm faces a significant appointment of three receivers under the receivership act, with heightened concerns voiced in connection to the broader corporate group including Routh Bend.
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Cleveland
Studebaker Corpora
White Motor
White Three Receivers of Corporation
Ac Routh
Dr Edwards Liver Tonics Promises Clear Skin Energy
Fragments describe Dr Edwards remedies claiming to cleanse the liver and improve complexion and energy. Language suggests a patent medicine pitch with phrases about natural ingredients and nightly use. The ad implies health benefits without providing verifiable evidence.
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Dr. Edwards
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A.B. Bingham
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Sunday Creek Valley
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Lamborn Pavilion
G. H. Love
Andrew Allen
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